Cirno

although thats more of a reference to a single character so instead that could possibly be an addendum to the ragna matchup thread title or something.

"hai hai"

yeah, that spawned from a convo i had with him yesterday. though, that's what i'm gonna go for in the case of the forum subtitle. as for these threads, keep the names comin'. getting some good suggestions.

Your first one wasn't bad.

im a fan of both of those but i think the answer is "psn is down"

Cleaned up this thread. Let's keep it to legitimate questions/answers.

Isn't Platinum General a bit too boring? Although I like the "PG" abbreviation, I feel like it should have a bit more pizazz. And pizazz is what we've received, thanks to A.K.'s banner. Anyway. Old thread is finally over. I'll be taking suggestions for a new thread name, or perhaps to just keep the same one! Just throw out your ideas, I'll listen to every one. Discussion can continue right where the old one left off, or a new topic can be started. Have at it, I suppose. Also! Around when this board was first made, everyone wanted to make specific threads for Platinum, for which they would update on their own. I've stickied each of these threads, and I hope the thread OPs will continue to update them. I know some of you may have been busy, but if the job is a bit too much, let me know and I'll update them myself. Also²! PlatGen Skype Group has been made. So if you wanna come in and talk about Platinum, Blazblue in general, fighters in general, or whatever the hell we're discussing, or even simply idle, send a message or contact request to "doctornk" to be added. If you aren't aware, Skype is a free messaging software that's primarily used for voice calling, though most of what we use is just the text sms. If you don't have it, you can get it here.

or whatever. whatever, man . ┐(-｡ｰ┌

I'm sure he will, there's no real point in debating it at this time. It's only been a day, after all. Give 'em a bit. Anyway, sorry I haven't been doing more. Since last Thursday I've either been in doctor's appointments, hospitals, or simply bedridden. At this point it's nothing to worry about though, but I'm still pretty sick. Once I get over it I'll pick up the pace, but I'll still do what I can in the meantime. Also. You know what? I think a new thread is in order. It's been a while, and we've come a long way. Due to the high raw content of good (archive worthy) gameplay information, I'll stick this thread in the archive. I'm very pleased with how it's turned out, and I think this thread's life has just about reached its end. Will we stop, though? No. We couldn't do that. We'll keep on. We'll keep on, because we know, that being Meguca was suffering!

Thanks folks, I'll (continue) be(ing) your すごいａｓふＣＫ pilot through this crazy board. Congratulations to my co-moderator pulsr as well, as I'm sure he'll show up soon. never forget that being meguca was suffering A funny board subtitle! I'll work on seeing about this happening.

Thread back open. Likely won't get much love until the 1.03 patch drops, but I don't see an issue with opening it a bit early.

It's definitely very situational for heat usage, but I'm often looking out for a chance to use Miracle Jeanne. If I land a 5C > Mami or 5B > 3C close to corner and feel they won't burst/can't burst, then I'll RC to follow up. If the proration doesn't seem to be worth the heat usage, then I'll just Dream Sally oki and save the heat. And of course, if I have an opportunity to do the hammer loop and feel they won't burst/can't burst, then I'll go for CDT at the end. If I'm at 100% heat, then I might CDT as a reversal, and rapid if they block. I may also rapid if it hits into 2C > Dream Sally/Mami (depending on location) > stuff. I also really enjoy Mami > RC on block, especially if RC'd early, for a quick crossup.

I wouldn't say there's an "ideal" mix-up string for Platinum since she has so many possibilities. stuff > TK Swallow Moon > stuff is pretty much the idea, but 'stuff' can be replaced with so much. Anything JCable into TK Swallow Moon works pretty well, and I've even seen people TK Swallow Moon > land > TK Swallow Moon. There's just too much availability there. Of course, you shouldn't get too greedy, especially if they have a DP. As for the bombs stuff Duqs was saying on the last page; 6A > bombs > 2C works, but you can't follow it up with anything midscreen. It's better to do 6A > bombs > 66 > 6C > dj.C > Air Persia, but it also seems like 6A > bombs > 6C > j.236C > barrier cancel > j.b > stuff would work, but the timing is pretty strict. I may try it more later, but as for now it's not really that worth it. 6A > single bomb > 66 > 6C > j.236C > j.5C > 6A > 236B is better for corner carry, does more damage. In the corner(/close to corner), a single bomb after 6A is also better, as you can do 6A > bomb > 2C > 236B > (66) 6C > j.236C > j.5C > 22C > 5C > 6A > 236B, which nets about 3k.

Posted this in the combo discussion thread: "I guess I've failed to mention this, but 6B chains into most everything so long as you space it properly. If it connects at the maximum range of the attack, you have about 12 frames to connect another attack. This would include dashing 5A, 5C, 2B, standing 5B etc. At lesser than max ranges, you can still connect dashing 5A or standing 5C, but the distance has to be recognized, otherwise the opponent may just as well block it. It's decent for resetting pressure if they do block it, although." And no, it's not corner specific.

thanks for all the birthday wishes, everyone (ლ╹◡╹)ლ I was trying this a bit before, specifically airdash canceling Swallow Moon into barrier block. Cutting Platinum's pretty long airdash short could save you in a lot of situations, especially while dashing in (ie: if you think they will anti-air you). TK Swallow Moon into airdash becomes easier if you input 2369C, then 6 4AB 6 very quickly. As far as it being practical, I suppose so, so long as they don't spot it and try to anti-air or DP you. Swallow Moon can cancel on the 14th frame; airdash > stuff would make it a lot more risky, and without much reward. It certainly is interesting though, and I thought about a potential use for this is combos, which I'll probably experiment later.

obviously off-topic, but i hope you all have had a happy easter 8 ) it's my birthday also btw

6A and 2C are pretty much your only anti-air options, and the bat/upgraded bat, and CDT are your only reversal options. 6A and 2C do the job pretty well against jump-ins, so maybe work on spacing a bit. 5B has a 12 frame startup, so it's slowish, but the range is pretty great. Again, working on spacing with 5B, 3C, j.5C, and maybe 2B would probably help a lot. As for j.2C, pressure, fuzzy guards, etc. Can be used in rising j.A/B combos as well. Most of her meter combos are only RC based if midscreen. If near corner, you can usually 5C > 236B > dash > stuff. Normally though, if midscreen, you should be okay with the corner carry into pressure. Spend the meter if you gotta, but if not you should be alright. With using Mystique Momo, no real timing is necessary since you'll usually beat spark out if you use it first. You'd have to use it pretty late to lose, and by then I can't be sure why you'd try. And no, 2B doesn't duck under sparkbolt.

Kantan mentioned it first IIRC, and I tested it a bit on day 1. Spark bolt pretty much never has the advantage, since you can usually missile on reaction and it would clash. If you missile a bit too late, you may get hit. There's also a sweetspot where you'll get hit, but the missile will still come out and likely hit Tager/force him to block, so you should be safe. There's also, of course, Mystique Momo, which is a safecard to use if you think Tager is going to spark bolt. The spark will clash with a single missile, and will force Tager to block while you close in. If he doesn't spark, you still get to close the distance and start pressure.

ah, i see. i didn't feel too bad about madoka ending to be entirely honest, it felt like it did very well in the 12 episodes it was able to. i can appreciate a very good 12 episode anime much more than a bad 23-26+ episode anime, although i know the feeling you're describing. it'd be interesting if they used those designs in story mode or the like, though i'm not sure where they'd put them. omni-plat with a cape and uberstaff

short hair + cape look on her owns imho, especially with that huge drill. not sayin i like it more, but i'd second SoWL's remark about the alt outfits. if only spriting wasnt so annoying ok brb meduca gg has subs out

I hear it's sad, yeah, but please no spoilers beyond that. I choose to not watch the stream, and wait for it subbed.

I guess I've failed to mention this, but 6B chains into most everything so long as you space it properly. If it connects at the maximum range of the attack, you have about 12 frames to connect another attack. This would include dashing 5A, 5C, 2B, standing 5B etc. At lesser than max ranges, you can still connect dashing 5A or standing 5C, but the distance has to be recognized, otherwise the opponent may just as well block it. It's decent for resetting pressure if they do block it, although.

as promised: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOARSDerE_0 and now, i sleep. i hope you all enjoy (my lazy editing job). （　´ ー｀）

Another Platinum combo movie by myself. （　´ ー｀） http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOARSDerE_0

haha thanks, and yeah no i'm fine. lmao i think my folks are making a much bigger fuss out of it than it is anyway. dud jus faint is al... but enough about me more about プ・ラ・チ・ナ dunno if you all have seen yet but here's some concept art please arcsys, please give platinum a huge fucking drill item in bb3